, with the popularity of Miyue, Mibazi , a historical figure from a thousand years ago, appeared in the field of vision of more people. So, what exactly did she experience in her legendary life? What does she have to do with those celebrities in power in the Qin State during the Warring States Period?
In the long historical novel "Records of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty", Mi Yue made a brief appearance in the 97th chapter "Death Fan Ju's plan to escape from Qin - Fake Zhang Luting insulting the envoy of Wei". The article only describes the autocracy of Mi Yue and the Four Nobles. After Qin Zhaoxiang King reuses Fan Ju , Empress Dowager Xuan was placed in the deep palace and did not allow him to participate in political affairs, etc. However, there is not much description here.
Miyue, in fact, it is more appropriate to call her Queen Mother Xuan (now when it comes to Miyue, she will always involuntarily substitute Sun Li), and was originally a nobleman of Chu during the Warring States Period. Due to the political and diplomatic reasons of Qin and Chu, Miyue was taken to the Qin Palace and started her legendary life here. There is a reason for saying "bringing" to the Qin Palace. Mi Yue initially did not even have a title in the Qin Palace, and she only existed as a concubine and a palace maid. And what she serves is the king of Qin at this time - King Huiwen of Qin .
is this man, which changed the trajectory of Mi Yue's life.
King Huiwen's surname is Ying and his name is Si. He inherited a king of Qin at the age of nineteen. Before that, the leaders of the country were still called "jun". After Yingsi took office, he adapted to the changes of the times and called himself "king", namely: King Huiwen of Qin. King Huiwen is also a man with great ambitions and good use of others. He is a good player in both military and political terms. Qin Xiaogong reigned Shang Yang reused it, and it was also a series of policies he implemented that led Qin to rise rapidly from a weak country. However, the first thing King Huiwen did after ascending the throne was to "car split Shang Yang".
This is not only because of Emperor Huiwen’s personal grudges, but also because of political needs. After all, a country can only leave a person who represents absolute authority in the eyes of the people.
During the reign of King Huiwen of Qin, Wen had Zhang Yi , Wu had 未分类 and Gongsun Yan. King Huiwen, who was already very talented and strategic, was naturally strong with a large number of capable and ambitious men. In order to eliminate the threats from the countries to Qin and expand territory and expand territory, King Huiwen sent Gongsun Yan to lead his army to attack the most threat to Qin, and seize all the territories west of the Yellow River. Faced with such an increasingly powerful Qin State, how could the countries let it develop? After discussion, they decided to adopt the "connection" technique to jointly fight against Qin State.
At this time, there was a coalition of countries in the east of Qin State, and invaded Yiqiu, which plundered food and supplies in the west, almost attacked on both sides. Unfortunately, the plans of the countries were ultimately defeated by a "little man", that is, Zhang Yi, who had no way to defect to Qin State at this time. With a tongue that was so good that Zhang Yi successfully "breaks the line", giving Qin a chance to breathe. At the same time, King Huiwen, who adopted Zhang Yi's "Lianheng" technique, chose to take the "big granary" of Bashu first.
In 316 BC, the Qin State successfully captured Bashu. Later, the State of Chu defeated Qi and lured Chu to send troops to attack Qin. During the war, Qin won a great victory and occupied Hanzhong of Chu. With successive victories, the black army of Qin quickly expanded its territory, and Qin also became the "superpower" at that time, laying a solid foundation for the unification of the six countries in later generations. The Qin army crossed thousands of mountains and crossed thousands of water but could not affect the life of the harem. After entering the Qin Palace, Mi Yue quickly gained the favor of King Huiwen with her outstanding appearance and extraordinary talent.
She gave birth to three sons: Yingji , Ying Fu and Ying Ji. Ying Ji was later King Zhaoxiang of Qin. After that, Mi Yue was also named "Mi Bazi", and this title will also follow Mi Yue for many years. As a "people around" of a generation of heroes, he was favored by the monarch. Mi Bazi has come into contact with more and more things. What he learned from King Huiwen can also be said to be a lifelong benefit, including his understanding of the government. This can also be regarded as the accumulation of early knowledge of "Empress Dowager Xuan" in charge of politics.
Time will never let anyone go, even a king of a generation. In 331 AD, King Huiwen of Qin died. The eldest son of King Huiwen of the throne was Ying Dang, who was named King Wu of Qin and . Mi Bazi was also named Queen Mother Xuan.When it comes to King Wu of Qin, most people may think of it first: Is it the King Wu of Qin who died by holding up the cauldron? OK, yes! King Wu of Qin reigned for only three years and died twenty-three years ago. After ascending the throne, King Wu of Qin continued to implement the unfinished plans left by Emperor Huiwen.
Historical books have recorded what he said: "I want to let the car pass through the Three Rivers and see the Zhou family, but I will not hate him even if I die." From this we can see the ambition of King Wu of Qin's attempt to conquer the Central Plains. In order to open up a channel to Luoyi and the Central Plains, King Wu of Qin adopted Gan Mao's advice and signed the "Xirang Alliance" with Wei State with the help of the Wei army. In the end, he captured the barrier that blocked Qin's eastward advance - Yiyang . However, such a king who had been in power for only three years, the most profound image left to the world after his death was a "two fools".
In fact, this is mainly attributed to the fact that the cause of his death is too ridiculous.
King Wu of Qin, who inherited his father's character, is tall and mighty, and is deeply loved by King Huiwen. His biggest preference is wrestling. He has often wrestled with his subordinates since he was a child. There is still a number of struggles with others. After all, no one dares to really hurt the king of a country. However, everything has changed since King Wu of Qin "opened to the Three Rivers and peeked at the Zhou clan" and witnessed the " Jiuding " that represents absolute power.
At that time, Qin State could only be regarded as a "remote" country for the Central Plains. King Wu of Qin, who had never seen a tripod, could not suppress his curiosity about it at first sight. So he asked the sacrificial official of the Zhou Dynasty Wang Sunman : "How heavy is this tripod?" The status of the tripod in ancient times was never obvious, let alone the Zhou Dynasty , which was divided into the nine tripods. King Wu of Qin naturally attracted Wang Sunman's contempt.
King Wu of Qin felt that Zhou's energy was about to end and did not care, but was despised by a small official here, so he was dissatisfied with it. Without saying a word, he stepped forward and raised it at the big tripod. This action immediately attracted the cheers of the people present. Perhaps it was because of the pursuit of power, or the cheers of everyone, but since then, King Wu of Qin has fallen in love with the project of "lifting the tripod".
Speaking of lifting the tripod, there are quite a few who have done this in history. For example, Xiang Yu, the overlord of Western Chu who later "strives to the mountains and is extremely powerful", and for example, Chang Yuchun, the god of war in the Ming Dynasty, all used this to reflect his might. King Wu of Qin is the founder of "lifting the tripod". After returning to China, King Wu of Qin competed with his subordinates and raised his tripod when he had nothing to do.
The final result is everyone knows. King Wu of Qin did not withstand the force during a tripod lifting, and his leg was directly crushed by a large tripod. Because of his serious injury, he died that night. It was this ridiculous cause of death that made King Wu of Qin a joke in history. King Wu of Qin was killed by a cauldron, which was a bit funny, but while it was funny, it left a big mess for Qin.
King Wu of Qin died at only twenty and three years old. According to the ancient custom of "early birth and early childbirth" he had to leave behind a child, but King Wu of Qin did not. Then who will sit on this throne? That's a problem. The so-called "brothers and brothers are finally here", Queen Mother Xuan has to go online. After all, the three princes born by Queen Mother Xuan are all the younger brothers of King Wu of Qin and have "inheritance rights".
Among them is the King of Qin Zhaoxiang Ying Ji who eventually ascended the throne.
If Yingji can get into this position, there is one person’s help, that is Queen Mother Xuan’s half-brother - Wei Ran .
First, after Queen Mother Xuan's father passed away, her mother remarried and gave birth to Wei Ran. Wei Ran entered the court as an official since Emperor Huiwen was reigned. The officialdom has been ups and downs for many years, with ups and downs as many as five times, but he has always maintained a calm and calm mind. It can be said that "not be happy with things, not be sad with yourself". Not everyone can do this alone, and this is one of the reasons why Wei Ran was able to reach a high position step by step.
Secondly, we have to say that Wei Ran is recognized by the world as a "good vision". According to historical records, as long as someone who had talked to Wei Ran, Wei Ran could accurately infer what position this person is suitable for. Of course, we don’t know whether this statement is exaggerated, but the people he selected can prove that Wei Ran is indeed quite capable of knowing people.
Among them, the typical representative is the killing general who is known as the four famous generals of the Warring States Period - Bai Qi , Li Mu , and Wang Jian . After years of hardship, by the time King Wu of Qin raised the cauldron and died, Wei Ran had already entered the upper ruling level of Qin State, and the forces behind him were even enough to compete with several major forces in the court.
So, in this position, both public and private, Wei Ran has to compete for the same, and if he loses, he will be defeated, and if he wins, he will be above ten thousand people. If you want to fight, the people who sit in that position are of course people who are united with them but can hold on to them. This candidate was originally decided by Ying Fu, but for various reasons, the final decision was Ying Ji, who had been in Yan State since he was a child.
This battle to seize the throne ended with Empress Dowager Hui's crushing defeat. The king was successful and the enemy was defeated. Empress Dowager Hui, the prince Zhuang she supported, the prince Yong and others were all killed, and the court was completely wiped out by Wei Ran. In 306 BC, Yingji officially ascended the throne and became King Zhaoxiang of Qin. As a proton for many years, he became the king of a country. Only Yingji himself knew the excitement in his heart.
However, Yingji never thought that he would be a puppet in this position for decades. Only Queen Mother Xuan, Wei Ran and others were able to taste the fruits of victory. In the past forty years, Queen Mother Xuan became the first person to rule the country from behind the curtain, and the imperial government was completely controlled by Queen Mother Xuan and the "Four Nobles" headed by Wei Ran.
These "four nobles" are undoubtedly the tribe members that Queen Mother Xuan trusted and closest. Not only was the leader Wei Ran in charge of the regime, but he was also appointed as a general and controlled the military power; Mi Rong , both the younger brother of Queen Mother Xuan, was named Huayang Jun; Ying Fu and Ying Ju, the sons of Queen Mother Xuan, were named Jingyang Jun and Gaoling Jun respectively.
In a century of life, Queen Mother Xuan experienced many ups and downs throughout her life.
In his early years, he was taught by his husband, King Huiwen, and his ability was good; after he was in power, he had people close to him to support him, so that during his decades of power, he made Qin's "management" very vivid. If there are still some "peach-colored" records in Queen Mother Xuan's life, it should be King Yiqiu and Wei Choufu.
As early as the reign of King Huiwen of Qin, the Qin State had the hidden danger of frequent invasion of the Western Yiqu. At that time, the measure of burning wasteland was taken to stop the nomadic army of Yiqu. If Yiqu can be wiped out in one fell swoop, we have to talk about the affair between Queen Mother Xuan and King Yiqu. According to legend, in order to fully gain the trust of King Yiqiu, Queen Mother Xuan had an affair with him for more than ten years. It was this relationship that made King Yiqiu unprepared for Queen Mother Xuan, and eventually, he was surrounded and killed during his entry into the palace. The tribe without a leader is naturally not afraid, and Yiqu was finally completely subdued by Qin.
, and Wei Choufu was the male favorite of Xuan Empress Dowager in his later years. If it weren't for someone's dissuasion, he would have been almost buried with him by Empress Dowager Xuan.
Chapter 0: Queen Mother Xuan is ill and is about to die, and she plans to give her a lasting fate: "If I die, Wei Choufu must be buried with me." Wei Choufu was worried when he heard about this. Fortunately, Qin Chen Yongrui was willing to lobby for him: "Empress Dowager, do you think that after a person dies, you can still perceive the affairs of the world in the dark?" Queen Mother Xuan said: "Of course you will know nothing when a person dies."
Yongrui then said: "A wise person like the Empress Dowager, who knows that people will not have any awareness when they die, why do you have to kill the person you love for no reason? If the dead knows something, then the former king would have long hated the Empress Dowager to the core. The Empress Dowager was too late to atone for the sins, so how could he dare to have an affair with Wei Choufu?"
Empress Dowager Xuan felt that Yongrui's words were reasonable, so he gave up the idea of Wei Choufu's burial for him.
Reference materials:
["Records of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty", "Records of the Grand Historian·Volume 5·Brief of Qin", "Strategies of the Warring States·Qin II·Empress Dowager Xuan of Qin Loves Wei Choufu"]
